Coin board



July 7, 1942, A. a. ow 2,288,909

cIu BOARD Filed Dec. 24, 1940 ARTHUR B. Low Y INVENTOR.

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fi/mw Patented July 7, 1942 1 UNITED, STATES PATENT OFFICE COIN BOARD Arthur B. Low, Denver, 0010.

Application December 24, 1940, Serial No. 371,492

1 Claim.

This invention relates to improvements in coinboards and has reference and relates to a board constructed with special reference to the needs of coin collectors.

There are a number of people who are interested in collecting coins and who make collections of different kinds of coins which collections often become of great value and are always of great interest.

It is the object of this invention to produce a coin board of a very simple construction in which coins of any desired denomination can be stored and displayed and which shall also have a very neat and pleasing appearance.

Another object of this invention is to produce a coin board in which the coins are covered by means of a transparent cover that can be rotated about a pivot and which is provided with one or more openings through which the coins may be removed and insertedfinto the depressions in the coin board.

Another object is to produce a coin board in which a plurality of concentric rows of depressions are provided in a board having a pivot concentric with the circular rows and in which a transparent cover has its center point secured to the pivot and provided with an opening corresponding to each row of depressions, the openings being so positioned in the cover that all of the depressions can be simultaneously covered to a sufilcient extent to prevent any coins from falling out and in which only one depression can be uncovered at a time. p

The above and other objects that may appear as this description proceeds are attained by means of a construction and an arrangement of parts that will now be described in detail, and for this purpose reference will be had to the accompanying drawing in which the invention has been illustrated, and in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a book comprising a plurality of coin boards bound along one edge so that they may be opened and closed as a book;

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the coin board;

Figure 3 is a section taken on line 3-3, Figure 2; and

Figure 4 is a fragmentary section similar to that shown in Figure 3, but in which the parts have been shown to an enlarged scale.

Referring now to the drawing, reference numeral 5 designates a piece of cardboard or some similar material which, in the embodiment illustrated, is shown as square and which has a thickness equal to the thickness of the coins to be collected. The board-like member 5 is provided with a plurality of openings 6 that, in the embodiment illustrated, has been arranged in two concentric circles whose centers coincide with the center of the pivot 1. In the. embodiment illustrated, there are eight depressions in each circular row but this is for illustration only, and in the board as actually constructed there may be a greater or lesser number of depressions in each row.

In Figure 2, the corresponding depressions in the several rows have been shown as having their centers on the same radii, which, however, is not an essential requirement. The under side of the board is covered by a layer of paper 8, which is attached to the surface of member 5 by means of glue or paste and which forms the bottoms of openings 6, which will hereafter be referred. to as depressions. The depressions are usually circular and of the proper diameter to receive the coin to be stored and displayed by means of the board. Where the coins are pennies, the thickness of the board-like member 5 is equal to the thickness of the penny and the diameter of the depression 6 is equal to the diameter of the penny so that the coin will fit snugly therein. In the embodiment as illustrated on the drawing, the thickness of board 5 has been exaggerated in comparison with its area so as to simplify the drawing and it is to be understood that the proportions as given on the drawing are merely illustrative.

In order to keep the coins from falling out of the depressions, a transparent cover 9 is provided. This cover has a diameter that is slightly greater than the minimum diameter of a circle enclosing the outer row of depressions. The cover is provided with a central opening for the reception of the pivot and can be rotated about this pivot in either direction.

In the form illustrated, the upper surface of the board-like member is provided with a paper spacer [0, whose thickness is equal to the thickness of the cover 9 and which has a circular opening of slightly greater diameter than the cover. Another layer of paper II is secured to the upper surface of the spacer l0 and is provided with a circular opening of smaller diameter than the cover so that it overlaps the edge of the latter as shown most clearly in Figure 4. The overlapping member I l forms with the upper surface of the board-like member 5, a groove in which the cover 9 is guided and held in a predetermined relation to the upper surface of member 5. The cover is provided with an upward projection l2, which serves as a handle to be engaged by the fingers in rotating the cover. Since the cover is transparent all coins positioned in the depressions will be visible and will be held from accidentally falling out. In order to make it possible to insert and remove coins from the depressions, the cover is provided with an opening l3 corresponding to each circular row of depressions. These openings are slightly larger in diameter than the depressions so that when they are positioned in concentric relation with any one depression, a coin can be readily inserted or removed.

Since only one coin is to be inserted or removed at the one time, the openings l3 are so positioned with respect to the depressions that only one of them will be in concentric relation with any one depression at the same time. This assures that none of the coins can be lost due to the simultaneous uncovering of more than one depression.

The boards shown in Figures 2, 3 and 4 can be assembled in the form of a book as shown in Figure l, in which reference numeral l4 designates the cover of the book. The several pages of the book are secured together by a suitable binding which has been indicated in Figure 1 by pins I5, but other and more suitable bindings are usually employed.

Particular attention is called to the fact that the depressions for the reception of the coins are arranged in concentric circles whose centers coincide with the center of the pivot 1 and that the cover is made of transparent material of such size that it completely covers all of the depressions. In the preferred form the edge of the cover is positioned underneath the guide layer I l which assures that the cover will not be accidentally bent away from the upper surface of member 5 as might conceivably happen if the edge of the cover were exposed.

Coin boards of the type above described and illustrated on the drawing have a pleasing appearance and adapt themselves readily to being assembled in book form as indicated in Figure 1 and when so assembled they make a compact storage device in which the coins are protected against loss and injury and in which they may be viewed through the transparent cover.

When the edge of the cover is positioned in the circular guide groove formed by member I! and the top of member 5, it is possible to dispense with the pivot 7 since the cover will be constrained by the spacer It to move about a center coinciding with the center of the concentric circles of depressions. The omission of the pivot l is not advocated as without it the cover will not turn so freely. Wherever a pivot is mentioned, however, it is intended to be broad enough to include either a metal pivot or the point about which the cover rotates.

In the drawing, two concentric circles of depressions have been shown, but it is evident that only one circle can be employed instead of two or more and applicant does not intend in any way to be limited to a plurality of concentric circles. In the drawing, the depressions 6 have been shown as being all of the same diameter, but it is obvious that they may be of difierent diameters so as to fit coins of different denominations, in which case the diameter of opening [3 must be large enough to admit the largest coin.

In the drawing, the board has been shown as made from a plurality of sheets of paper or the like, connected by means of glue or paste, but it is also possible to construct the board, including parts 5, 8 and it from moldable material in which case these three parts would be integrally connected;

Having described the invention what is claimed as new is: o

A board for the storage and display of coins comprising in combination, a board-like member having a pivot and a plurality of-rows of angularly spaced circular depressions arranged in spaced circles concentric with the pivot all of the depressions being permanently closed at their bottoms, the depth of the depressions being substantially equal to the thickness of thecoin to be stored therein, the wall surrounding each depression being continuous, thereby preventing substantial radial movement of the coin, a transparent circular cover provided at its center with an opening for the reception of the pivot, the

cover being rotatable relative to the board-like member, the diameter of the cover being greater than that of a circle enclosing the outer row of depressions and tangent to them; and a guide member nonmovably attached to the outer-surface of the board-like member, the guide member having a circular opening somewhat-less in diameter than the transparent cover and lapping the outside thereof, the cover having two openings of substantially the diameter of the depressions, one-opening having its center on the center line of the inner circle of depressions and the other on the center line of' the outer row of depressions, the angular spacings of the openings ARTHUR B. LOW; 

